Minuane were one of the native nations of
Uruguay
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,
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(specially in the province of
Entre Rios) and
Brazil
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(specially in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
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). Their territory was along the
Paraná and
Uruguay River
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s. In one source, they are fully identified with the
Guenoas, being actually considered the same tribe.
About
They were related to the other tribes in the area like
Charrua and
Güenoa.
[Keane 49] Currently, no one claims Minuane ancestry in Uruguay. The tribe seems to be extinct in its full blooded form. However, some studies show that Minuane ancestry is present in some Argentinian people living in Entre Rios.
In 1583, the conquistador
Juan de Garay
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Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's ...
was killed in battle against the Minuane nation.
The
Battle of Yí (''batalla del Yí'') occurred In 1702 in the
Banda Oriental
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. There, 2000
Guaraníes misioneros and Spanish killed 300 minuanes, charrúas and
yaros, and captured 500 more.
Redota
After 1730, together with the Charruas, they attacked the Spanish invaders in Montevideo in an effort to recover their lands.
In 2 campaigns in 1749 and 1750 the governor of Santa Fe, Francisco Antonio de Vera y Mujica, invaded Minuane territory and massacred them in today's city of Victoria in Entre Ríos. Many survivors were captured and translated to the province of Santa Fe, forming a reserve in Cayasta.
In 1751, the governor of Montevideo
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, José Joaquín de Viana killed 120 Charruas-Minuane in Uruguay.
Later they allied with José Gervasio Artigas
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Born in Montevideo, Artigas enlisted in the Spanish ...
, the Uruguayan national hero.
In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, there is a type of wind known as the " Minuano wind" (''vento minuano'').
See also
* Charrua
*Indigenous peoples in Uruguay
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Notes
References
* Keane, Augustus Henry
''Central and South America, Volume 1.''
London: Edward Stanford, 1901.
External links
*
Indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone
Indigenous peoples in Uruguay
Society of Uruguay
Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Argentina
Extinct Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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